Crap Towns / St Ives / Parks
How many parks and playgrounds has St Ives got?
OS maps 10 public parks and gardens in St Ives (April 2026): 5.9 per 10,000 people, 2.4 times the typical town's 2.5. There are 10 play spaces, 5.9 per 10,000 people, about the same as the typical town's 6.0. 8.3% of its people live more than 400 metres from a park or play space, as the crow flies, 46% lower than the typical town's 15.5%.
| Measure | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens per 10,000 people | 5.9 | 2.5 |
| Play spaces per 10,000 people | 5.9 | 6.0 |
| Square metres of public park per person | 5.9 | 4.5 |
| People more than 400 metres from a park or play space | 8.3% | 15.5% |
| Town | Distance | % more than 400 metres from a park |
|---|---|---|
| Histon and Impington | 15.7 km | 34.4 |
| Ramsey | 13.0 km | 33.5 |
| Cambourne | 12.9 km | 13.4 |
| St Ives | – | 8.3 |
| St Neots | 17.9 km | 7.9 |
| Chatteris | 15.9 km | 7.9 |
| Longstanton and Northstowe | 11.0 km | 7.9 |
| Cottenham | 14.5 km | 5.5 |
| Brampton | 10.9 km | 5.1 |
| Godmanchester | 6.5 km | 0.0 |
| Huntingdon | 7.3 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 15.5 |